But tourism to North Korea is contentious, especially as travellers have been allowed back before aid workers and most Western diplomats, including the UK's. Critics, including Joanna Hosaniak from ...

A British tourist who was the first from his country to visit North Korea since the pandemic five years ago has revealed some ...

that tours to Rason are currently paused," travel agency Young Pioneer Tours said in a notice on its website. Fellow travel agency Koryo Tours said "Rason is temporarily closed", with Beijing ...

This week, two Western tour operators — Koryo Tours and Young Pioneer Tours (YPT) — and China-based KTG Tours announced the suspension of trips to the hermit state. "Just received news from ...

None of these agencies are in Singapore; most are based in Russia or China and there is one in Australia. Beijing-based Young Pioneer Tours and Koryo Tours took one batch of tourists to visit North ...

Young Pioneer Tours, a group that 'specialises in taking you to places your mother would rather you stay away from', advised holidaymakers to refrain from booking flights 'until we have more ...

which specialises in North Korean tours, said Wednesday on Facebook. Young Pioneer Tours and Koryo Tours were among the other agencies that have announced the suspension. Those planning tours in ...

that tours to Rason are currently paused,” travel agency Young Pioneer Tours said in a notice on its website. Fellow travel agency Koryo Tours said “Rason is temporarily closed”, with ...

North Korea has abruptly stopped international trips to a northeastern border city near China, less than three weeks after it opened it up for tourists since the pandemic. Multiple Western travel ...